"Research has shown that, in chronic users, marijuana's adverse impact on learning and memory can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off.2 As a result, someone who smokes marijuana every day may be functioning at a suboptimal intellectual level all of the time."

"A number of studies have shown an association between chronic marijuana use and increased rates of anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia."

"Some of these studies have shown age at first use to be an important risk factor, where early use is a marker of increased vulnerability to later problems."

However, at this time, it is not clear whether marijuana use causes mental problems, exacerbates them, or reflects an attempt to self-medicate symptoms already in existence.

Chronic marijuana use, especially in a very young person, may also be a marker of risk for mental illnesses - including addiction - stemming from genetic or environmental vulnerabilities, such as early exposure to stress or violence.

Currently, the strongest evidence links marijuana use and schizophrenia and/or related disorders.4 High doses of marijuana can produce an acute psychotic reaction; in addition, use of the drug may trigger the onset or relapse of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals."

Please visit this page:

http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana

for more information.

Sadly, there are many people who want to ignore the facts and are angered by them; but marijuana is dangerous and addictive.

Marijuana is healthy by: ndesh mchizi

i smoke 10 in one day and nothing goes wrong ......i am in love with maryjane

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